How to Recover a Replaced Folder in Mac
Creating folders on a desktop using the Macintosh operating system is accomplished through a series of commands initiated from a file menu or by pressing certain keys on the keyboard. An accidentally deleted folder, one that was replaced by a folder having a similar name, can be recovered so that it is no longer invisible to the operating system. The procedure is straightforward and does not require the use of any special software. No other files on the Mac's hard drive will be modified or negatively impacted by the recovery procedure.
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Instructions
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Download a file recovery program to the desktop, for example, Data Rescue 3, Stellar Phoenix or Tech Tool Pro.
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Double-click the file once it has downloaded. Agree to any terms presented on the screen that appears and enter your administrative password in the pop-up window when requested. Click through the screens, leaving them at their default, until the program begins the installation. Click the "Quit" or "Done" button on the confirmation window when it appears.
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Double-click the file recovery program that is in the "Applications" folder inside the main hard drive. Click through the screens until you come to the one asking which hard drive to work on. Select the icon of the main hard drive. Click through to the next screen.
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Select the "Easy" or "Simple" scanning mode at the top of the screen. Click through to the next screen. Select another hard drive to save the recovered folder to from the choices presented on the screen. If there is no other hard drive, insert a USB drive into a USB port and select it instead.
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Click through to the next screen. Click the "Start" or "Scan" button. Click through to the next screen when the "Finished" or "Done" text appears.
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Click once on the icon of the Trash can or on the name of the Trash can that is in a column on the next screen. Click the "Recover" or "Continue" button at the bottom of the screen. Quit the program after the confirmation window appears, or confirmation text appears on a new screen.
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Double-click the icon of the hard drive that the folder was saved to (or on the icon of the flash drive). Double-click on the folder that is labeled "Recovered" or "Recovery" or has the name of the File recovery program. Drag the recovered folder out of the window that was opened. Place the folder on the desktop.
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Tips & Warnings
Always recover a deleted file as soon as possible to avoid it being corrupted by other data added to the hard drive.
